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WARNING: don't place electrical heating pad in snake habitat
I am grief-stricken. My daughter just called me to tell me that her sweet Ball Python, Jake, had passed away. He was burned when the electrical heating pad in his aquarium SHORTED OUT due to moisture accumulation. The burn never completely healed, despite diligent medical care by my daughter and the attending vets. Jake finally died of kidney failure. PLEASE, PLEASE don't place an electrical heating pad inside your snake's habitat. The vet told my daughter his office sees this type of injury ALL THE TIME due to these dam* cheap heating pads that customers are pressured by the pet stores to buy. I decided to pay tribute to Jake by posting this warning/reminder to all snake owners. May you and your precious pet enjoy abundant health and well-being.
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Re: WARNING: don't place electrical heating pad in snake habitat
Postscript to my previous post: Moisture accumulated in Jake's aquarium through condensation from humid air, not as a result of poor housekeeping!
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Re: WARNING: don't place electrical heating pad in snake habitat
Sorry for you and your daughter's loss.
It is extremely important when using any of these heat pads or any heating element to put in on the outside or under the tank and have it hooked up to a good thermostat.
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Re: WARNING: don't place electrical heating pad in snake habitat
when equipment gives out this happens I had it happen my self. Your right keeping ANY heating element you use out of the enclosure is key. Sorry for you daughters loss.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? ~ Mark Cuban "for the discerning collector"
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Re: WARNING: don't place electrical heating pad in snake habitat
Hard lesson learned, sorry for the loss.
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